This was truly the beginning of the franchise, in my opinion. It improved upon absolutely every aspect introduced in the first game. The gameplay was more refined, the boss fights were more interesting, and on top of all that, the story was intricate and well-written. I would say the story was good for it’s time, but hell, it beats the pants off of many more recent games. It’s like there was some sort of switch in Kojima that went on between Metal Gear and MG2. For all that Outer Heaven is referenced throughout the rest of the games, I really think the Zanzibar Land mission was when Snake was truly exposed to cold, harsh reality. Unfortunately, to my knowledge, not many have played it. Hopefully MGS3: Subsistence has changed that or will in the future.

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